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5: S'álhtel qas te Sqó:qe
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5: S'álhtel qas te Sqó:qe - Intermediate Spoken Halq'eméylem 5: Food and Drink

S'álhtel qas te Sqó:qe 5A

A
Stám kw'ótl'kwa s'álhtel líxw kwelát?
What kind of seafood do you have?
B
Tset kwelát te á:yx̲, s'óxwe, tl'ólkwels qas te sth'óqwí lí te sx̲ex̲éyls te s'álhtel pípe.
We have crab, clams, oysters and salmon on the menu.
A
El stl'í te á:yx̲ qas smómeleqw spí:ls s'álhtel qas ó:pel qas te ísá:le s'óxwe.
I’d like the crab and mixed vegetables and one dozen clams.
B
Lí a' stl'í te s'óx̲we spólex̲wem qe stl'í a sqw'élém?
Would you like the clams steamed or barbecued?
A
Spólex̲wem s'óx̲we.
Steamed clams.
B
Á:'a, ts'íthóme.
All right, thank you.

S'álhtel qas te Sqó:qe 5B

A
Stám kw'ótl'kwa s'álhtel líxw kwelát?
What kind of seafood do you have?
B
Lí te sx̲ex̲éylt te s'álhtel pípe tset kwelám te á:yx̲, s'óxwe, tl'ólkwels qas te sth'ó:qwi.
On the menu we have crab, clams, oysters and fish.
A
Tl'ócha yewálstexw wal te á:yx̲ qas smómeleqw spí:ls s'álhtel qas t'x̲ém s'óxwe.
I’ll start with a crab salad and six clams.
B
Lí a' stl'í te spólexwem s'óx̲we was tl'ós te sqwélem s'óx̲we?
Would you like the clams steamed or baked?
A
Spólx̲wem, th'exwmethóx.
Steamed, please.
B
Ō, ts'íthóme.
Oh, thank you. / Okay, thank you. / Oh, thank you.

Audio Halq'eméylem English
x̲éyth'elhp alder
ló:thel plate, platter dish
sts'ákwx̲ fried
shxwtl'ép deep
skw'ōlmexw blackberry
skw'ōlmexwelhp blackberry bush
póléx̲wet to steam something
pólex̲wem to start to steam, get steamed
kw'ótl'kwa ocean, salt water, sea
ó:m order, restaurant store (v.)
s'ó:m an order, order (n.)
s'óx̲we clam, fresh-water mussel
á:yx̲ crab
hómó:y shrimp
x̲éyth' raw
yewá:l first
pó:lx̲wem be steaming
lháwqem mussel
mémeló:thel little dish
spoléx̲wem steamed
sqó:qe drink (n.)
sqw'élém barbecued
tl'ólkwels oyster
ts'íyex̲ést scorch, make it rare (tr.)
lheleméxwtel lettuce
spólx̲wem steam (noun)
yewálstexw start with (lit. = cause to be first)
shíyqetsel baked, put in the oven

Audio Halq'eméylem English
Stám kwótl'kwa s'álhtel íxw kwelát? What kind of seafood do you have?
Qélstexwtsel te tl'ólkwem. I don't like oysters.
Tewát sqeló:qe te'í? Whose drinks are these?
El stl'í kw'els' ó:m t'x̲ém sts'ákwx̲ s'óx̲we. I would like to order six clam patties.
Yewálstexwtselcha te s'óx̲we slhóp'. I will start with clam chowder soup.
Léts'e ló:thel spó:lx̲wem s'óx̲we. One platter of steamed clams.
Stám kw'e sth'óqwi líxw kwelát tló wáyel? What kind of fish do you have today?
Lí ew lí kw'e híkw ló:thel smómeleqw kw'ótl'kwa s'álhtel? Do you have a seafood platter?
Isá:le s'ó:m tl'ólkwem. Two orders of oysters.
Lí iyólem kw'els kw'átset ta' x̲ex̲éyls s'álhtel pípe? May I look at your menu?
El stl'í kw'e á:yx̲ smómeleqw spí:ls slhelelméxwtel qas te s'óxwe I'd like a crabmeat salad and some clams.
El stl'í te isá:le a:yx̲. We will have two crabs.
Stl'ítset te lhéxwelsxá qas te t'x̲em homó:y yiwál. We want thirty-six shimp to start.
T'x̲ém x̲éyth' tl'ólkwem el stl'í. I would like a half a dozen raw oysters.
Stám kw'ótl'kwa s'álhtel líxw kwelát? What kind of seafood do you have?
Lí te sx̲ex̲éylt te s'álhtel pípe tset kwelám te á:yx̲, s'óxwe, tl'ólkwels qas te sth'ó:qwi. On the menu we have crab, clams, oysters and fish.
Tset kwelát te á:yx̲, s'óxwe, tl'ólkwels qas te sth'óqwí lí te sx̲ex̲éyls te s'álhtel pípe. We have crab, clams, oysters and salmon on the menu.
Ō, ts'íthóme. Oh, thank you. / Okay, thank you. / Oh, thank you.
Tl'ócha yewálstexw wal te á:yx̲ qas smómeleqw spí:ls s'álhtel qas t'x̲ém s'óxwe. I’ll start with a crab salad and six clams.
El stl'í te á:yx̲ qas smómeleqw spí:ls s'álhtel qas ó:pel qas te ísá:le s'óxwe. I’d like the crab and mixed vegetables and one dozen clams.
Lí a' stl'í te spólexwem s'óx̲we was tl'ós te sqwélem s'óx̲we? Would you like the clams steamed or baked?
Lí a' stl'í te s'óx̲we spólex̲wem qe stl'í a sqw'élém? Would you like the clams steamed or barbecued?
Spólx̲wem, th'exwmethóx. Steamed, please.
Spólex̲wem s'óx̲we. Steamed clams.
Á:'a, ts'íthóme. All right, thank you.

If Salish languages really are all descended, thousands of years ago, from a single language, where was this language spoken? Some linguists have speculated that it may actually not have been far from where Halq'eméylem is spoken today. This idea is based on the fact that some of the words which appear to be oldest in the Salishan language (that is, which can be found in different forms across many of the languages) are names for plants that grow only in the general area where modern Halq'eméylem is spoken today. See The Stó:lo Atlas (edited by Keith Calrson, and published by Douglas and Macintyre) for some detailed discussion and references on this point.

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